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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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A woman of Calabria standing whole length very slightly to right, looking to left; wearing a folded and a lace-trimmed cloth on her head, necklace, bodice, slashed sleeves, apron, which she touches with her right hand, and skirt with border of ribbons.
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Title: Woman of Calabria (Mulier Calabra, Vulgo, Foretana di Napoli)
Series/Portfolio: Aula Veneris: title and fifty plates (New Hollstein 571-621)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Date: 1644–50
Medium: Etching; second state of three
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.9 cm) cut on platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.84
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